Golf register



July 31, 1928. 1,678,762

B. M. BESKOW GOLF REGISTER Filed June 15, 1923 rlnrllinwnggelllm! Patented July 31, 1928.

UNITED STATES Parent! orFics.

BERNHARD M. BESKOW, or NEW Haven, CONNECTICUT.

' GOLF REGISTER.

Application filed J'une 13,

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The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple means by which a registering dialor"dials ,may be operated. and may be returned to original positions.

i In the accompanying drawing Fig. lis a front view of asimple form of'the invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 2. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are viewssimilar to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, illustrating what may be termed a double form of the invention, Fig. 6 being a section online 6-6,Fig. 5. 1

, Referring to Figs l, 2 and 3 of the drawing, the invention comprises a cylindrical casing part 12 which is preferably provided with-loops 11 to hold a wrist strap or belt. A false bottom or diaphragm 13 divides the chamber Within the casing into two compart 'ments, one of which contains the dial 17 and the returning spring .21, and the other of which contains the dial operating mechanism. The two ends of the cylindrical chamher are closed by covers 14 and 15, which are preferably retained in place like a watch crystal. The upper orface cover 15 is provided with an opening 16 through which the numeralsO to 9, inclusive, on the dial 17 aresuccessively visible as the dial is turned.

' A lug18 at the back of the dial comes into contact-with another lug 19 on the false bottom 13 when'the numeral 0 is visible through the opening 16. Thus thelug 19 acts as a stop for the dial when the latter is released from its holding means and is returned to its original position by the spring 21.

The .dial 17 is securely ,attachedto a spindle 20 to which is fastened one end of thecoil spring 21. The other end of said 1923. Serial No. 645,093.

springis secured to a post22 on the false bottoml3. An olfset on the spindle acts as a spacer to keep the dial and the spring separated, and the slightly projecting and rounded end 23 of the spindle keeps theface of the dialfrom rubbing againstflthe cover 15 and leaves it free to revolve with the off I set part 24 of the spindle at its bearing in the false bottom 13. The spindle 25 carries a ratchet wheel 26'provided with teeth corresponding in number to the numerals on the diall Pivoted on a pin or post 32,fixed to the false bottom 13, is an operating lever 31 provided with a slot lentered by a pin 29 on a slidebar 27 provided, outside the casing 12, with a head or button 28. Pivoted to the end of the lever 31, opposite that engaged by the pin 29, is an operating pawl 34 engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheel" 26, said pawl being held in engagement with said ratchet wheel and against a post 38 on the false bottom 13, by a coil spring '36. Pivotally mounted on the pin or post 32 is a detent'pawl 35 which is alsoheld in engagement with the'ratchet wheel 26 by the 1 coil spring 36. The said detent pawl is pro vided with a tail piece 37 which is in contact In with the pin 29. i 1 I The slide-bar 27, which ispreferably con structed with an offset portion carrying the pin 29, as shown in Fig. 3, is engagedby V a normally balanced double acting spring 39 which'holds'said slide-bar in the position 7 shown in Fig. 2, with the pawls 34 and 35 in engagement with the ratchet wheel, 26, said spring returning these parts to this position after'the slide-bar has been forced inward to cause the said ratchetwhcel to be rotated the extent of one tooth by the pawl 34. When, however, it is desired to reset opening 16- in the face plate 15, the slidebar 27 will be pulled outward slightly ment with the ratchet wheel 36, thereby permitting the spring 21to return the said dial the dial 17, so that 0 willshow through the to its original position, wit-h 0 showing 7 through the opening 16. The outward pull on the slide bar 27 will cause the curved or cam-shaped inner edge of the pawl 34, by

pawl from the ratchet wheel 26 during the resetting operation.

'Although the dial 15 is, in the present instance, shown as being provided with numerals from 0 to 9, inclusive, it will be understood that said dial may be furnished with a tion-,above described, has a recessed or countersunkface'for the reception of a smaller dial 17", and the operating mechanism above described isvduplicated so that either ofthese dialsmay ,be operated vas may'be desired. Thediall? is, in this instance, provided withnumerals from O to 9., inclusive, and is intended to be'used to indicate the number of holes won by a ,pla-yeriin a match game. The face plate 15 is provided with an opening 16 through which the numerals on the dial17 may beseen.

' The dial 17 is attached .to a spindle'QO which rotates loosely zwithin a sleeve 2O mounted in the. diaphragm :or false'bottom 13 and carrying the dial 175, and' the ratchet wheel; 26 for operating 1 said dial is fixed to saidssleeve; The dial 17 is'provided with ta lug'18 arranged to come in -contact with a lug -r19 onthe facegplate 15,:the lug 19 servingsas :a-stop to arrest the rotation of the said dial 17' whenthelatter is being reversely rotated by spring-21 in being reset to 'show l0 ,throughthe opening 16*. The face platej15may-be prevented from turning by any suitablemeans, as bybeing provided with a peripheral notch yreceiving a projection 12 on a the cylinder 12.

Asshown in Fig. 6,:thereturning-spring for: the dial 17 is connected with'the casing 12 and-the outerpart of said dial.

From the :foregoing it :will be; understood that theimproved register may comprise either one or more dials provided with numerals andwhich dials may be operated and reset by the vsimple means herein described.

Having thus described my invention 1 claimwand desireto secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a, golf stroke re'gister,the combination 'with-a suitable casing, of a dial pivotally mounted within said casing and providedpwithvnumerals, said casing comprising a "face plate havingan opening: th-rough'which saifd; numerals -may I successively become visibleeas-saidcdial isrotated, aratchet wheel rotatable-withsaifd dial, a returningspring connected vwith said dial, aleverwithin said "casing, an operating pawl for said ratchet wheelcarried by saidllever, adetent pawl normally preventing backward, movement of said ratchet wheel-under the influenceof saidwetnrning spring, meansfor yieldingly holdingsaid pawls in engagement :with said ratchet wheel, a slide-bar connected with said lever and with both of said pawls and by 'themovements of which slide bar said ratchet-wheel maybe operated and the detent pawl be disengaged from said ratchet wheel, and a double-acting,normally-balanccd spring engaging sald sllde bar.

2.111 a goli stroke register, the combination with a suitable-casing, of a dial pivotally mounted within said casing and provided-with numerals, said casing comprising a face plate having anopening through whic'h'said numerals may successively become visible as said dial is rotated, a ratchet wheel rotatable with said dial, areturning spring connected -W1tl1 said d1al,va lever within said casing," an operatlng pawl for said ratchet wheel carried by said lever, a

detent pawl normally preventing backward movement of; said ratchet wheel under the influence of said returning spring, means for yieldingly holding said pawls in-cngagement with said ratchet wheel, said detentpawl having ;a tail piece, a slide'barprovi-ded xwith a; pin engaging said lever andsaid tail piece and by the movements of which sllcle bar said ratchet'wheel may be operated and the detent pawl be disengagedpfrom said ratchet, wheel, and a normally-balanced, double-acting spring engaging said slider-bar and serving to return said bar toitsnormal position .when displaced therefromwby either an inward or outward manual movement.

3. In a golf stroke register,'the combination with a suitable casing, ofa dialpivotally mounted within saidcasing and pro- 'vided with numerals, said casing compris' ing a face plate having an opening-through whlch said numerals may successively becomevisible as sa1d dial is rotated, a ratchet wheel rotatable-With said dial, a-returning.

spring connected with said dial, a lever within said casing, anoperating pawl for said ratchet wheel carried by said lever, adeitent pawl normally preventing back-ward movementof-said ratchet wheel under the influencev of said returning spring, said detent pawl having a tail piece, means for yieldingly holding said pawls in engagement with said ratchetiwheel, a slide-bar provided vwith a-pin engaging said lever and with which sliderbariboth' of saidlpawls areconnected, saidapin engaging said tail piece', a

normally-balanced, double acting spring engaging said. slide-bar and by the movements .of which slide-bar said ratchet-wheel maybe operated and the said pawls disengaged from saidratchet wheel.

4. -In agolt stroke register, the combine-- tion with a dial provided with, numerals, of means for intermittin-gly rotating said dial,

said means comprising a slide-bar, a doubleacting. normally balanced. spring co-operat ing with saidslidebar, and-pawls operatively connected with said slide-bar, and i spring means for returning said dial to normal position; whereby, by the manual operation of said slide-bar said dial may be rotated or said pawls may be disconnected from said dial to permit it to be reset or returned to normal position.

5. In a golf stroke register, the combination with a rotary dial provided with numerals and a casing within which said dial is mounted, of a ratoh-wheel operatively connected with said dial, a lever within said casing, operating and detent pawls, means for yieldingly holding said pawls in engagement with said ratchet-Wheel, a returning spring for said dial, means for releasing both of said pawls from said ratchet-wheel when said rotary dial is to be returned, a

slide-bar operatively connected with said lever and said pawls, and a double-acting, normally balanced spring engaging said slide-bar; whereby when said slide-bar is moved inward from its normal position said ratchet wheel will be advanced, but when said slide-bar is pulled outward from its normal position, against the stress of said double-acting spring, said rotary dial Will be returned to its initial position.

6. The combination with a rotary member and a casing within which said member is mounted, of a ratchet-Wheel operatively connected with said rotary member, a lever within said casing, operating and detent pawls, means for yieldingly holding said pawls in engagement with said ratchetwheel, a returning spring for said rotary member, means for releasing both of said pawls from said ratchet-wheel when said rotary member is to be returned, a slide bar operatively connected with said lever and said pawls, and a double-acting, normally balanced 5 rin en a in said slide bar-.

23 b b b 3 whereby when said slide-bar is moved inward from its normal position said ratchet wheel will be advanced, but when said slidebar is pulled outward from its normal position, against the stress of said double-acting. spring, said rotary member Will be returned to its initial position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BERNHARD M. BESKOW. 

